Jacksonville News (Page 287)

With more than 300 people shot in Jacksonville this year and more than 115 homicides, Nikki Carswell has been going nonstop with her organization, the Silent Women Speaking Foundation. She wishes she wasn’t so busy. “I am very outraged,” Carswell said. “That is why I am pushing. That is whyContinue Reading

It’s brewsness as usual this Friday and Saturday when the iconic Beaches Oktoberfest returns to Jacksonville Beach’s Seawalk Pavilion. Get ready for great food, great music and a hoppin’ good time! Joanne Szakos is among those who are excited about the fun, two-day event. “I moved down here about twoContinue Reading

On Jacksonville’s Northside, Mayor Donna Deegan met with people living in District 2 on Thursday night to learn more about the issues affecting their everyday lives. It’s part of the mayor’s community conversation series. News4JAX was also told Mayor Deegan would speak about a viral video that showed 24-year-old La’KeianContinue Reading

Jacksonville residents stepped in on Thursday to help catch a suspect accused in a violent carjacking on the Westside that left a 65-year-old man injured. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the 65-year-old man was sitting in his car stopped in traffic around 4:30 p.m. on 103rd Street when aContinue Reading

Duval County’s former superintendent of schools on Thursday spoke about her short-lived retirement and her departure from the school district this summer. Dr. Diana Greene seems relieved and excited about her new role and is set to speak at the TEDxJacksonville event on Oct. 14. It’s clear that serving asContinue Reading

Three weeks after part of an Ascension St. Vincent’s parking garage collapsed in Riverside, the cars on the top level are being removed. A piece of the third floor collapsed into the second floor and some vehicles were damaged. However, crews were worried that removing any of the cars mightContinue Reading

Property insurance customers of the state-backed insurance company Citizens are getting a pleasant surprise as some learn there is a decrease in property insurance premiums if they get the chance to switch to a new insurance company. This decrease comes as Citizens offloaded roughly 300,000 policies two weeks ago. Now,Continue Reading

Food insecurity affects one in five children in Jacksonville and Nemours Children’s Heath has partnered with Blessings in a Backpack for a fifth year to deliver healthy meals to children in Duval County Schools. On Thursday, hundreds of backpacks were stuffed with healthy ready-to-eat food. Nemours employees and leaders packedContinue Reading

After three years, Mag’s Café in downtown Jacksonville is officially closing its doors. Owner Bobby Reynolds said on Thursday there were several reasons why he decided to close, but the main reason was safety concerns. He said he knows the city is working to revitalize downtown, but he doesn’t thinkContinue Reading